Britain’s National Trust has the finest collection of gardens ever assembled under one ownership—the greatest in number, diversity, historic importance, and quality. Together, they form the world’s most important collection of cultivated plants, distinguished by their beauty, rarity, historical interest, and scientific value. This new edition of Gardens of the National Trust has been substantially revised to showcase superb new photography and to introduce newly acquired properties. Historically and horticulturally, a vivid picture of the gardens is painted, with all the major periods represented. Both a practical guide and a rich source of inspiration, the book includes horticultural details, a complete plant list, and a section on the many other Trust gardens to visit. Throughout, splendid color images by the country’s leading photographers bring to life the beauty of each garden.
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Lacey is a known television personality and an authoritative garden columnist in Britain, and in the U.S. he has two well-received books to his credit. With this latest effort, he should capture the imagination of those avid gardeners who are not already familiar with his writing by providing them with alphabetically arranged vignettes of numerous noteworthy gardens maintained by Britain's National Trust. Superb color photographs depict memorable views from many of these sublime and varied landscapes; in addition, practical tips (driving directions) are included, along with Lacey's articulate yet lively descriptions of each garden's historical context, distinctive features, and important planting designs. A singular garden tour for armchair travelers as well as anyone about to embark on a visit to the British Isles. Alice Joyce
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"Gardens of the National Trust by Stephen Lacey will give you a great insight into the gardening history of Britain." Garden News
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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good informative guide,
By collector "Joan" (northwest CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)
This is a good book to read before your trip & decide where to go, much too big to travel with. Well written, informative, but could use a few more photos-these are gardens after all.
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Makes me ache to go there!,
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This large and attractive book gives the reader a tour of a number of the best gardens held by the National Trust. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is a British (except Scotland, which has its own National Trust) organization that preserves especially interesting sites. Each site in this book begins with a quick list of specifics, including name, location, area, soil, altitude, average rainfall, average winter climate and staff. After that comes a very interesting written description of the site and its gardens, and one or two large and very well taken picture.Overall, I found this book to be a pretty interesting read. The sites sound lovely, and it make me ache to go there! I do wish that they could have included more pictures, but I guess that that is the trouble with covering so many sites - if you didn't limit the number of pictures the book would be huge and terribly expensive. Personally, I think it's a great book, and I am glad to have it!
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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wonderfull book,
This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)
A great present, truly a beautifuly done book I have given severeal as presents(with great feedback) and will eventually get one for myself
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Cumbria is a moody part of Britain and on a grey, wet, windswept afternoon, you may find Acorn Bank rather bleak. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gardens of the National Trust, Gertrude Jekyll, Sir John, Hugh Armytage Moore, Humphry Repton, National Collection, Greys Court, New Zealand, Norah Lindsay, Sir Walter, Sir William, Country Life, Hybrid Musk, Hybrid Tea, Lady Brunner, Lord Fairhaven, Ralph Dutton, Southern Hemisphere, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Acorn Bank, Graham Stuart Thomas, North America, Powis Castle, Red House New!
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Cumbria is a moody part of Britain and on a grey, wet, windswept afternoon, you may find Acorn Bank rather bleak. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gardens of the National Trust, Gertrude Jekyll, Sir John, Hugh Armytage Moore, Humphry Repton, National Collection, Greys Court, New Zealand, Norah Lindsay, Sir Walter, Sir William, Country Life, Hybrid Musk, Hybrid Tea, Lady Brunner, Lord Fairhaven, Ralph Dutton, Southern Hemisphere, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Acorn Bank, Graham Stuart Thomas, North America, Powis Castle, Red House New!
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- Gertrude Jekyll: A Vision of Wood and Garden by Judith B. Tankard in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Vita Sackville-West: Selected Writings by Mary Ann Caws on page 296
- The National Trust: The Next Hundred Years (National Trust) by Howard Newby in Back Matter
- Capability Brown by Dorothy Stroud in Back Matter
- Gertrude Jekyll by Sally Festing in Back Matter
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- The English Garden by Ursula Buchan in Back Matter
- A Little History of British Gardening by Jenny Uglow in Back Matter
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